Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society
67th Orchid Show and Sale January 8-10, 2027
Phillip Hamilton will be our March speaker, with a program called “Broughtonia’s and Their Hybrids.” It is an introductory talk about this underrepresented genus. Philiip is the owner of Bredren Orchids in Apopka, Florida. He received scholarships from Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society in 1996 and 1998 when he was studying orchids at the University of …
“Creating Better Images of Your Orchids” Ever wish you could take better photos of your orchids to share with friends? Join us via Zoom July 13 at 7:30 for a special treat. Professional photographer Tom Kuligowski will show us how to do it. Tom was bitten by the “Orchid Bug” 20 years ago while photographing …
Jason Fischer’s life-long passion for orchids started at age 5 when he began working in his father Jerry’s business, Orchids Limited in Plymouth, MN. He began breeding at age 14, first with Phals. and later other varieties. He now helps manage the business and is heavily involved in breeding and marketing. He studied the Japanese …
Dr. Needham’s professional objective has been “to educate and foster the professional development of others.” After earning his PhD in Horticultural Plant Breeding and Genetics in 1989, Dr. Needham served as Professor of Floriculture at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Needham joined Longwood Gardens in July 2007, serving as Vice President of Education until he retired …
Mary Gerritsen currently works an independent biotechnology consultant, her “retirement” after a long career in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. However, much of her free time now involves orchids in some fashion or another. Mary has a large collection of miniature orchids, as well as numerous pleurothallids, paphiopedilum, bulbophyllum, and dendrobium species which she grows outside in …
Our March speaker will be Patricia Harding, a world traveler, observer, photographer, and writer who also grows orchids at her Oregon home, where she has been “stuck” for more than a year. She will talk about testing orchid DNA and developing a family tree, how it is done and why it works. Sounds downright scary, …
Our April Speaker, Glen Decker, has been growing fabulous Paphiopedilums and Phragmipediums for more than 40 years, earning numerous AOS awards, including the Butterworth Prize, Nax Trophy, W.W. Wilson Award, and the Carlyle A. Luer Award. He spoke at a FLOS meeting several years ago about his fabulous orchids, but his presentation this time will …
Our July 12th speaker will be Mary Mancini, MD, a surgeon and AOS judge in the Shreveport Judging Center and AOS National Training Coordinator, and has won numerous AOS awards. Dr. Mancini will speak about Stanhopeas and related genera. Zoom opens at 7pm, meeting starts at 7:30.